Comparison

Dash IoT vs StreaMario

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ€” with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Dash IoT

Features
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Dash IoT Dashboard is a professional IoT and IIoT monitoring and control platform for connecting, visualizing and managing connected equipment and devices โ€” from a single installation to distributed device fleets. Libraries are available for seamless integration into many IoT device technologies including Arduino, ESP32, ESP8266, Raspberry Pi, BeagleBone and other Linux devices. The drag and drop design environment allows you to create beautiful dashboards without the need to write code. With highly customizable controls (widgets) you can design your dashboard to have your own โ€œlook and feelโ€. With a Dash account and a subscription, you can access the Dash cloud IoT platform, which includes the Dash MQTT broker, to allow the Dash IoT Dashboard to monitor and control your devices from anywhere. The Dash cloud IoT platform also provides many benefits such as push notifications, IoT device data storage, automated device discovery, device sharing and backups. The Dash IoT app can be used without an account, but will only be able to connect to IoT devices through BLE and TCP connections. The dash protocol is open, providing transparency, continuous improvement, and so you can implement your device code any way and anywhere you wish. - Connect to electronic devices with one or more BLE, TCP and Dash MQTT connections - Dash manages seamless transition between the different connection types - Share devices with other users - Provision TCP or MQTT credentials through BLE or SoftAP and even re-provision through TCP or MQTT once they are connected - Device discovery using any connection type - Highly customizable controls (colors, style, icons etc.) - Configure the Dash IoT Dashboard layout from the connected devices - Free to use for up to five BLE and TCP connections without an account - Store device data on the Dash server - Manage groups of users within an organization

About

StreaMario

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The application has two faces. Face one is to install on your iPhone or iPad and face two, is to install it on your MacBook. When you launch the application on your MacBook, it reads all your apps installed and creates a list for your iPhone. Don't try to do anything from the application on the Mac OS, it is just like a server. From iPhone's side you can start the app and you press the Add Shortcut button and then you can create a shortcut. You can give the name you want and also you can download an icon png from internet and choose it for your shortcut. Then you only need to press the choose button and you will see the list of your apps that MacBook send. Choose your app and thats it. Now you can tap the shortcut and the app it will open on your MacBook. After you will create you shortcuts from your iPhone or iPad , the shortcuts will appear also at the MacOS and yes, you can click a shortcut and it will open the app you want, but mainly the app is created for usage from iPhone or iPad.

Screenshots

Dash IoT4 screens
StreaMario3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Dash IoT at Free against StreaMario's $1.99. StreaMario's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Dash IoT is free to download; StreaMario costs $1.99 up front. Dash IoT sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $14.49 per month. StreaMario asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dash IoT ships an update every 2 months, StreaMario every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
Dash IoT versus StreaMario: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDash IoTStreaMario
PriceFree โ€” better$1.99
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.6 โ€” better16.6
Further details โ€” not scored
Size21 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDashIO ConnectMarios Sarantis

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Dash IoT

Subscriptions7
  • Gemini 25$14.491 Month
  • Mercury 5$24.991 Year
  • Gemini 50$26.901 Month
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  • Gemini 100$51.991 Month
  • Gemini 10$58.001 Year
  • Mercury 15$68.001 Year
  • Gemini 25$134.991 Year
None

StreaMario

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dash IoT free?
Dash IoT is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is StreaMario free?
StreaMario costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Dash IoT or StreaMario have ads?
Neither Dash IoT nor StreaMario shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dash IoT or StreaMario?
Dash IoT ships an update every 2 months, and StreaMario every 3 weeks. Most recently, Dash IoT was updated on October 24, 2026 and StreaMario on October 7, 2026.

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